Wrapped in a cocoon of
responsibility and would-be love,
I withdrew and braced for
a life unknowing,
blindly waiting for a moment
of light.

Finally, like the snake sloughs off its old skin,
I shed him.
Leaving behind a fragile husk of
twisted truths and indiscretions.
Quenching a ten-year thirst,
wings spread wide,
impatient to explore.

Our fates collided.
You found me vulnerable, ready.
My cavernous heart lit
by the glow from your kind eyes.
Raw skin electrified by your touch.
The me only you could see
thrust out into the world,
reborn.